---
title: "Lock a contentlet (deprecated)"
method: PUT
path: "/api/content/lock/{params}"
tags: ["Content Delivery"]
deprecated: true
---

# Lock a contentlet (deprecated)

`PUT /api/content/lock/{params}`

> **Deprecated.**

Locks a contentlet identified by inode or identifier to prevent concurrent edits. Parameters are passed as semicolon-delimited path segments (e.g., id:abc123/language:1). This endpoint is deprecated - use the v1 ContentResource lockContent endpoint instead.

## Path parameters

- `params` string, required

## Response `200`

Contentlet locked successfully

- object — Lock status result

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized access
- `403` — Forbidden - insufficient permissions
- `404` — Contentlet not found

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